Chinese government awards Prof. Yuanxi Wan
Professor Yuanxi Wan, one of the fathers of the EAST Tokamak and Vice-Chair of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC), received China's 2008 State Top Scientific and Technological Award.
The prize was presented to Professor Wan by Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on 9 January. In his keynote speech, the Premier underlined that scientific and technological strength decided the country's destiny and its modernization would depend on the development of science and technology.
In a letter congratulating Professor Wan, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Director-General Kaname Ikeda offered his warmest congratulations: "This official recognition is richly deserved and underlines the international respect that already exists for the world class science that is carried out at EAST."